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Current NCAA Tournament projections for Florida Gators: March 4 update

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With the No. 5 Florida Gators sitting at 25-4 overall, 12-4 in the SEC following Saturday’s 89-70 win over Texas A&M, Todd Golden and Co. have won seven of their last eight games. More important, they are on track to be a high seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. A very high seed.

Here are some Florida Gators numbers as of Friday:

NET ranking: 4 (Auburn is No. 1)
Quad 1 record: 6-4
Quad 2 record: 9-0
Quad 3 record: 4-0
Quad 4 record: 6-0

KenPom ranking: 4 (Duke is No. 1)

Now, here’s where some notable bracketologists have the Gators in their most recent updates …

Most bracket gurus have the Florida Gators as a 2 seed

*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated 2-28)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 2 (Houston is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: 15 Central Connecticut State
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio
-2nd-round opponent projection: Louisville (7) – West Virginia (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Duke (East), Alabama (Midwest)

*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated 3-04)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 2 (Houston is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Central Connecticut State
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio
-2nd-round opponent projection: UCLA (7) – West Virginia (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Duke (East), Tennessee (West)

*USA Today (Last updated 3-04)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 2 (Houston is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Central Connecticut State
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio
-2nd-round opponent projection: Illinois (7) – San Diego (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Duke (East), Tennessee (West)

*Bracketologists.com (Last updated 3-04)
–The NET Bracket seeds the NCAA Tournament Bracket based solely on NET rankings.)
-Region: TBD
-Seed: No. 1 (Tennessee is No. 2 in the same bracket)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Central Connecticut State
-Site: TBD
-2nd-round opponent projection: VCU (8) – Ohio State (9) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn, Duke, Houston

*Bracketwag.com (Last updated 3-04)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 2 (Houston is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 N. Colorado
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.
-2nd-round opponent projection: BYU (7) – Georgia (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Duke (East), Tennessee (Midwest)

*Bracketville — Dave’s Bracket (Last updated 3-03)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Central Connecticut
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio
-2nd-round opponent projection: Louisville (7) – Baylor (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Houston (Midwest), Alabama (West)

*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated 2-25)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Iowa State is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Quinnipiac
-Site: TBD
-2nd-round opponent projection: BYU (8) – Utah State (9) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Alabama (Midwest), Duke (East)

The Gators play at No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. The game is on ESPN2.

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